Assistant Professor - Department of Sociology & Anthropology
- Employer
- West Virginia University
- Location
- Morgantown, West Virginia
- Salary
- $75,000
- Closing date
- Jan 18, 2025
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- Position Type
- Faculty, Assistant Professor
- Interest Area
- Sociology
- Work Mode
- On-site
- Hours
- Full Time
- Academic Appointment
- Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Employment Sector
- Academic
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at West Virginia University invites applications for a full-time, Assistant Professor (tenure-track) appointment in sociology. The area of specialization is open. The preferred start date is August 2025.
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology houses a PhD program in sociology featuring specializations in four broad areas: crime, law, and deviance; inequality, diversity, and equity; social psychology and group processes; and the sociology of religion. The Department also offers a graduate certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies, B.A. programs in Sociology, Criminology, Anthropology, and Women’s and Gender Studies, and collectively serves over 700 majors.
WVU is a comprehensive land grant university and WVU’s Carnegie Classification is R1 (“Doctoral Universities - Very High Research Activity”). Morgantown is centrally located (90 minutes from Pittsburgh and 3.5 hours from the Washington/Baltimore area) and regularly makes “Best Place to Live” lists because of its good schools, excellent health care, low unemployment rate, low crime rate, and abundant recreational opportunities. WVU provides faculty members with a supportive environment for developing a visible and productive career (https://talentandculture.wvu.edu/new-employees) and commits to assist in partner employment.
The university has many resources for faculty including an introductory faculty academy, library reserves, writing center, Faculty and Leadership Development, and formal opportunities to work with undergraduate students such as the Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP) and the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program. The university has a robust research office that assists faculty in many ways: connects new faculty to existing faculty, community partners, and resources aligning with their interests and needs, finds grants, assists with grant applications, develops the budgets for grants, and more. There are other ways to get involved on campus and in the local community such as the Women’s Leadership Initiative, Women’s Resource Center, Center for Community Engagement, WVU Humanities Center, and the LGBTQ+ Center.
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